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Krishnakumar Kottekkat

Candidate ID: 411798

Career Summary

Post Graduate with 18 years experience in Corporate Planning / Consulting functional area

Skill Set

IT Strategy , Governance

Professional Information

Total Experience : 18

Nationality : Qatar

Qualification Level : Post Graduate

Job Function : Corporate Planning / Consulting

Work Location Preference : Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Detailed Profile

Professional Summary:

In a career spanning over 18 years with ample experience in formulating & driving IT Strategies and transforming

businesses, I bring forward to the table a resourceful, growth-oriented and change management strategist, with

expertise in evaluating strategic fit of opportunities and advising on business planning, technology strategy,

organizational design, and operational & functional turnaround. I possess the ability to align IT services explicitly

with business strategy, stabilize IT services and exploit increased business value through enhanced adoption and

adaptation.

I am currently spearheading a Connected Stadium Project with Cisco for the Qatar 2022 world cup with the

objective of creating and managing business capability blue prints, technology roadmaps & service catalog of

futuristic stadium technologies and leading the implementation of ISO27K & ISO 20K for AZF IT. I have been

conferred with the IBM Bravo Awards for Audit Support and Acknowledged with special letter of appreciation

from President of AZF. I have also held a position of responsibility as a speaker & panelist for Enterprise mobility

(BYOD), virtualization and security for IDC Conference and data center dynamics conference. In addition, I have

been instrumental in clinching major national and international projects and formulating IT support procedures.

I possess an excellent record of setting up new IT service functions from scratch with technical and strategic

leadership guided by vision, mission and values and acquired recognized abilities as Total Solutions Provider,

involving consultancy with clients and leveraging the entire solutions portfolio to resolve business challenges. I am

a key player in developing and implementing IT governance charter and policies, monitoring and tracking IT

spending & budget availability as well as identifying funding source for projects in the pipeline. I can be reached at

kk@kottekkat.com

Skills:

? IT Strategy formulation

? Cloud Architecture formation

? Framing Cloud Adoption Roadmaps

? Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

? IT Delivery Management

? IT Team Restructuring & Setup

? Business Analysis

? Risk Management

? Contract Management/Negotiations

? Client & Stakeholder Management

? Process Consulting (SOX, IT Security)

? IT Project Management

? Shared Service Environment Design

? Asset Management

? Capacity Planning

? Business Continuity Planning (BCP)